The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
ENGEL'S DOSE OF POISON.
LAUDANUM AND MORPHINE PILLS
FAILED TO KILL HIM.

THE Former Were Too Stale and the
Latter Too Inferior in Quality-His
Discovery in a Supplied State Led to
the Search Which Disclosed Lingg's
Bombs.
CHICAGO, Nov. Mot the least remark
able phase of the bomb discovery is that it
came about from the fact that Anarchist
George Engel attempted suicide Saturday
night by taking an ounce of laudanum.
About IL 20 o'clock Emil Zoener, who is on
the night death watch, passed Engel's cell
and was attracted by groans coming from
within. On stopping to inquire the cause
he found Engel breathing heavily and lying
prostrate on his back He called him by
name, but received no answer, and on open
ing the cell door discovered that the man
was unconscious and suffering from the
effects of some stupefying drug.
After repeated attempts to awake
the sleeping man Zoener became
alarmed. and decided to call i'll DR.. GRAY
from the insane ward in the same building.
Dr. Gray was sent for Immediately. On
going to Engels cell the doctor soon dis
covered that Engel was suffering from
poison His eyes diltated, and rolled
menced active work on his patient As soon
as Engel came to his senses he raved and
cursed at being disturbed in his sleep, and
asked the reason of his being awakened.
He protested that he had only drank little
whisky, and was all right. His condition
and subsequent events showed that Engel
was deliberately lying, and that in the face
of death.
FORCED TO TAKE EMETICs.
emetics and kept constantly walking for an
hour until all languor had passed From
that time on surveillance was kept over
him, which was not released for an instant.
The attempted suicide of Engel is what led
to the search of the cells in the morning
Besides the discovery of the explosives
among the effects of Lingg there was found
in Engers cell the bottle from which he had
taken laudanum. 1t was concealed i'll the
urinal Three or four drops of laudanum
were still contained in the bottle, and Engel
was confronted with the evidence of his in
tended suicide, which he continued to deny,
but at last sullenly admitted the truth Of
the accusation. He had preferred death by
his own hand, he said, to any carrying out of
the sentence under the law. Engel stub
bornly refused to disclose how he obtained
the poison. The bottle affords no clew and,
like Lingg's dynamite, the source of the
poison is a mystery.
The scheme to furnish I4ngg with bombs,
which were discovered in his cell Yesterday
was evidently carefully thought out by some
Of his co-partnerS in crime on the outside
Several days ago a fancy soap box was
brought to the Jail and lust nOw in the heat
Of the excitement, the officials say they can
not remember who delivered it. They may
know who it was, but, if they do, will not
say so until they have made some arrests.
LOOKED HARMLESS.
The box was harmless looking affair and
it was handled brief in the rough manner
in which Jail officials usually do these things.
A haSty examination disclosed the fact that
to all appearances 1t contained nothing more
taan a few delicacies for which such a
human tiger" as Lingg has an appetite
Had the police and deputies known that
there were bombs lying around loose IN
such close proximity they would not have
felt so easy but they were in ignorance of
any danger, and they would probably have
continued so had it not been for the raid on
lingg's cell. 1t was then that the insgnifi-
can't looking soap box was found to have a
false bottom, and it was underneath it that
the four bombs had been smuggled into the
Jail.
BARRING THE CRIMINAL COURT
Mayor Roche and Sheriff Matson spent
some time last evening examining the win
dows and doors of the Criminal Court build
ing, and as a result of their investigation
the outside iron shutters were ordered closed
and barred. The heavy iron doors at the
Michigan street entrance were closed and
securely fastened with shackles and every
precaution taken to preclude the posi-
bility of an outside attack. Peremp-
tory orders were given to allow no
one inside the building except on a writ
ten order issued by the Sheriff. The
4 police guard as redoubled and each watch
4 extended three hours Sheriff Matson this
i morning said there was no doubt as to the
4 nature Of the stuff found IN Linggs bombs.
u part of the filling had been taken out of
4 a couple of the pipes and.exploded, and it
Il had been found to be the strongest kind of
4 dynamite. The amnesty people had their
q tables on the streets again, but there seems
TO be less disposition on the part of the
crowd to sign the petitions than on Satur
y cay and but few names were secured.
LINGG's DEsPERATENEss.
\ In regard to yesterdays discovery of
bombs in the county Jail and Lingg, Judge
Gary said concerning the latter: He is
n generally looked upon as the most desperate
ca Qt the condemned men, and undoubtedly he
intended to blow up the building and kill as
many people as possible. The fact that he
mad armed himself with four of the deadly
weapons would seem to indicate that he was
determined to do as much damage as he
cpuId. L suppose this Will tend TO alarm
people and will create a most decided SEN
'atlon. | am not worrying over my pros
pects | expect to live awhile, anyhow.
One of my neighbors is afraid her windows
VIII be broken when my house is blown up.
feel sorry for her, and shall try to hold
uown my house in order TO save her win
dows. hate to have my friends suffer on
my account"
What effect will this be likely to have
on the future history of the case"
4 will not speak on that subject"
In regard to the statement published IN
some of the papers that he would soon give
The public the benefit Of his views on the
4 appeal for clemency Judge Gary said that
ne had not informed anyone that such was
MS intention. There are certain features
ot this case on which l will not speak, he
ald, land that is one of them"
A BUSY MAN.
The Sheriff was a busy man to-day. No
Noner had he reached the office in the
morning than his office was invaded by men
who had been waiting to see him Some
we're anxious TO learn if the story OF the
combs being found was true end when they
were assured that il was. they all had good
advice to give him. During the entire
forenoon, groups of excited men were CON
sregated about the Office discussing the
atest sensation. About IL o'clock the Sheriff
returned to his office for few minutes.
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